Curtain-fixture



I (No Model.)

J. E. 85 E. M. WYANT.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

No. 335,789. Patented Feb. 9, 1886.

WITNESSES I 7% JMZ E Z M /6% r 'm Attorney 6 JOHN EDWARD IVYANT AND ELIMARTIN WYAN'I, OF IVATERLOO, IOIVA.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,789, dated February9, 1886.

Application filed April 7, 1885. Serial No. 161,432. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, J OHN EDWARD WYANT and ELI MARTIN WYANT, citizensof the United States, residing at \Vaterloo, in the county of Black Hawkand State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Fixture, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of acurtainmoller with our improvement attached. Fig. 2 represents aperspective view of the slotted tube removed.

Our invention relates to curtain-fixtures; and it consists in one ormore slotted tubes or clamping-plates, forming a continuous support, andadapted to be slipped upon the end of roller and to secure the curtainto the roll without the aid of tacks, nails, or other fastening devices,as we will hereinafter fully describe and claim.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, wewill now proceed to describe the exact manner in which we'have carriedit out.

In the said drawings, A represents a curtain-roll of ordinaryconstruction, and which may be of any desired length.

B represents the curtain, and C represents our improved slotted tubes orclamping-plates,

which are composed of rnetahand secured to ing or injuring the curtain,and they may be made of any desired length and material.

NVhen it is desired to attach the curtain to the roll, it is onlynecessary to lay the edge of the same upon the roller, and then pressone or more of these slotted tubes upon it until the tubes extendcontinuously the whole length of the ro1l,when, by reason of the elasticnature of the tubes,the curtain is firmly bound upon the roll at everypoint throughout its length, thereby dispensing with the use of tacks orsimilar fastening devices. It is also manifest that when it is desiredto remove the curtain it is only necessary to remove the tubes, thematerial composing the curtain, even though of finest nature, not beinginjured by reason of its contact with the tubes or roll.

IVe are aware that metallic clips have been used instead of tacks forsecuring curtains to their rods; but by the use of such clips loosespaces are left, which allow the curtain to sag at the points betweenthe clips.

\Ve are also aware that cylinders, in each of which was formed a slot,have been slipped on the roller from each end over the curtain, and thisconstruction we therefore do not claim as our invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The means described for securing curtains to rolls, which consists ofmetallic slotted tubes extending continuously the whole length of therod, and adapted to engage the roll and secure the curtain independentof other fast ening devices, substantially as herein described.

JOHN EDWARD WYANT. ELI MARTIN WYANI.

Witnesses:

G. H. Honron, J. H; HEOHLER.

